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Todd McCarthy
I’m it has to be bigger than the deal Werth got.
dylanp5030
Their best best is to tack on 5 years to his current deal and pay him a little more this year to save in the long run. 7/125 sounds about right to me.
Guest 4921
I think something like 8 years/160 would be a decent middle ground..20 million per would be a pretty good price during his prime years (while he’s healthy). The last few might be a slight overpay but its still a a decent deal imho.
FacelessGeneralManager
I would love to know the terms he’d accept. Any discount to stay in the “hometown”?
RichardPapen00
Good move getting this done early. The Nationals are steadily building a larger fanbase and he has stepped (or perhaps he’s been placed up) as the face of the organization. Securing that he’ll be around should be a top priority.
But then, what to do about Rendon…
Natsfan89
Assuming he pans out? Move Espinosa back to his natural position at SS and let him play 2B. Or if they don’t sign Fielder move Zimmerman to first, thus eliminating the throwing errors, and leave Rendon at third.
Amish_willy
Figuring an extension is costing around 20m/yr, you got to wonder if he’d be worth it as a 1b though. If his career sees the same kind of spike Chipper Jones’ did, then yeah, but if he simply stays the same (.288/.355/.479 – 120 ops+) I would have real reservations putting him at 1b considering the figure at hand and a good not great bat thus far.
Seems like their best bet of getting value from all their pieces is if Rendon takes to 2b. I’d feel much better giving a 150m extension to Zimmerman penciling him in at 3b. Too bad the crystal ball doesn’t give a glimpse of not only his future production, but also how much he plays.